Devon Rutherford, left, and Starkeisia Redding walk with Asheville Police Officer Josiah Satterfield on Tuesday as children from Pisgah View Apartments helped distribute boxes of donated supplies to 70 elderly and disabled residents. The 'Shoebox Drive' was sponsored by the Asheville Housing Authority and the Asheville Police Department.

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A group of children at the Pisgah View Apartments engaged in a bit of a role reversal Tuesday afternoon.

Kids are typically the biggest beneficiaries of gifts during the holiday season. Not on this day.

The Police Department and Asheville Housing Authority worked together the past few months to organize a "Shoe Box Drive" and provide about 70 elderly and disabled residents a shoebox full of personal items, handmade Christmas cards and arts and crafts made by children. The youngsters, flanked by police officers and counselors, knocked on doors and delivered the packages to select ...